Pope Francis compares fake news to snake in Garden of Eden
- The Guardian
Pope Francis has denounced fake news as evil, comparing it to the snake in the Garden of Eden, and urged journalists to make it their mission to search for the truth. In his annual social communications message, Francis said fake news played on stereotypes and prejudices, and praised efforts to make social media users aware of false reports. He called for a shared commitment to rediscovering the “dignity of journalism” and for reporters to speak the truth with work that was “truthful and opposed to falsehoods, rhetorical slogans, and sensational headlines”. Francis has learned as pope to use the media to get his message across, but he still frequently complains about what he considers one-sided reporting and what he has dubbed the “sins of the media: disinformation, slander and defamation”.
I think this is an interesting way to put things into perspective wen it comes to fake news. The fact that the Pope has worked in media before being the Pope. Despite the medias efforts there is always going to be a sense of bias when it comes to reporting news. There has been an increase in sensationalism when you look at the BBC they have more clickbait headlines in order to get more people to view a story. It has become more entertainment than quality journalism.
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